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CHANDIGARH: Amid the continuing controversy over his ‘anti-SC’ observation, former Punjab Congress President Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday paid obeisance at Sant Ravidas Janam Asthan Mandir at Varanasi and tendered an unconditional apology. The grand previous birthday party had additionally issued him a show-cause understand on this regard to which he didn’t answer.
Status sooner than the Sant Ravidas idol within the temple with folded arms, Jakhar clarified that he has at all times labored laborious for the folk and continues to take action. “I’ve by no means used any objectionable language in opposition to the SC neighborhood. If the folk of the society were harm or sentiments were harm through any of our phrases, then for that I’ve come to bow down within the courtroom of the saint. This is a topic of happiness that lately I had the privilege of paying obeisance on the birthplace of Sant Shiromani Shri Guru Ravidas Maharaj,” he added.
When contacted, Jakhar mentioned, “I had the previous day long gone to the temple in Varanasi to transparent any ambiguity as I’ve at all times stood through the downtrodden and this has been my endeavour all my lifestyles. I didn’t make any commentary in opposition to the SC neighborhood as my remarks had been put out of context however nonetheless I believe sorry and went to the temple to bow down my head.”
The disciplinary committee of the grand previous birthday party had issued a show-cause understand to Jakhar on April 11 and given him per week’s time to respond. However he didn’t answer and is prone to face motion. He was once given the attention for remarks at the Punjab election eve which didn’t title someone however had been observed to be geared toward former Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. After the birthday party’s ballot debacle in Punjab, Jakhar had described Channi as a legal responsibility for the Congress in Punjab.
Previous, Jakhar had mentioned that the committee which had served the attention was once neatly inside of its rights to do what it deemed are compatible. “I’ve no longer answered to the attention. That could be a truth. Regardless of the committee does, they’re neatly inside of their rights. They’ve given a understand and it’s as much as them to take no matter resolution they need to take,” Jakhar had then mentioned.
Following a criticism, the Nationwide Fee for the Scheduled Castes (NCSC) additionally requested the Jalandhar police commissioner to seem into the topic. Effigies of Jakhar had been burnt around the state and his personal birthday party leaders hit out at him.